[ He listens, not bothered by anything she's telling him, but the last bit...

His eyes open and swivel to fix on her face. ]

This place is kind of a balancing act. [ Gently. He really does not want this to come across as a criticism. ] Doing what we can to protect our units — without going so far that we wind up regretting it. Everyone's gonna draw that line somewhere different.

[ He just... he doesn't like hearing her give up her right to draw her own line. ]